It's #1252 in Songs of Pilgrimage: A Hymnal for the Churches of Christ (1888).

It's also in an article entitled Early Songs from North Carolina, by Emma M. Backus in The Journal of American Folklore Vol. 14, No. 55 (Oct. - Dec., 1901), pp. 286-294 (9 pages)

You'll also find it in an 1844 book entitled The American Minstrel: Being a Choice Collection of Original and Popular Songs ... New and Revised Edition. With Select Music